Using Podcasts in a High School Advanced Placement Statistics Course to Encourage a Higher Achieving Learning Environment
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Using Podcasts in a High School Advanced Placement Statistics Course to Encourage a Higher Achieving Learning Environment Christine Kashiwabara University of Hawaii - Manoa Department of Educational Technology Let’s Take a Poll! Image taken from “Off the Mark” by Mark Parisi Podcasts in AP Statistics to Achieve a Higher Learning Environment Let’s Take a Poll! As a teacher, have you had at least one student miss an important lesson or activity because of an absence? 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